Talking to the Moon

Chapter 5

The New Teammate

A couple of days went by and things were definitely in motion. Without a boyfriend, Yang spent a lot of her time with Blake. For Blake, it didn't matter. This was how she wanted it. The two of them hanging out together really brought back the memories from when they were kids. They hung out all of the time and being with her now made things much better.

Another thing that changed was Yang's club activity. With her ex still in it, she decided to quit and not do any clubs. On the other hand, Blake tried to get her to join something else, but she just didn't want to. However, whenever Blake had archery practice, she always waited for her to finish so they could walk home together.

Every time they walked home, they always had a smile on their faces. They always talked about their day and what they did in their classes. Blake was still a little sad that she wasn't with Yang in class, but being with her every other time of the day was the perfect substitute for it.

The next day came around which was an archery day so Blake packed her things and made her way to school. On the way there, she met up with Yang and the two of them did their usual routine. Even though they were spending a lot of time together, they never ran out of things to talk about with each other. This was something that came easy to them. They were so comfortable with each other so awkward silences were nearly impossible.

As they walked onto campus, they heard the bell ring so they said their goodbyes and ran to class. Luckily, they made it just in time before their teacher walked into the classroom.

"Good morning class, I'm happy to inform you all that we have received a transfer student. Let's all welcome him with a warm applause." The door opened up and in walked a boy of great height. He had hair was blue and he had shades on top of his head. "Go ahead and introduce yourself."

"Um, hey everyone. I'm Neptune. I hope we can all be good friends."

"Aaaaawwwwwww!" Out of nowhere, all of the girls in the class went nuts. They screamed at the top of their lungs. Surprisingly, they all didn't run to the front of the room and tackle him to the ground.

"Alright, everyone calm down. Let's see here. How about you sit right there? Blake, can you raise your hand?" He saw the arm go up near the middle of the room and headed towards it. When he got to the open desk, he dropped his things and stuck out his arm towards her.

"Hi, I'm Neptune." It took her a second until she finally acknowledged him.

"Hi, I'm Blake. It's nice to meet you." He smiled at her and she gave a small one back.

For the rest of the day, things were pretty boring. There were a couple of small quizzes that weren't a big deal. Lunch was fun since Blake got to see Yang again. During lunch, Blake talked about how they got a transfer student. Yang found it a little weird since it was the middle of the semester. The two of them talked about it for a while until the topic got boring. When the bell rang to return to class, they hugged each other and parted ways once again to get through the rest of the day.

When school was over, Blake grabbed her things and headed to the archery dojo. Yang also walked with her until they finally had to separate. When she walked in, she noticed that everyone was already there. She checked the time and saw that it was still early, but then again, it didn't really matter. She expected this of the best archery team in the region. Blake took out her bow and readied herself for practice when Weiss walked to the edge of the shooting line.

"So, some of you might have heard that this school got a transfer student." Most of the girls started chatting with each other and how they were surprised to hear about this. "Alright, calm down. Anyway, I'm here to tell you that he would like to join our team. You can come in now." Blake couldn't believe it. Everyone turned their heads to see Neptune walk through the door and enter their dojo.

"Weiss, you can't be serious."

"I thought this was supposed to be an all-girl team."

"Nowhere did I or this team ever agree to that. It's just that girls are more skilled in archery than guys." Neptune couldn't stay quiet after hearing that.

"Um, can I show you ladies what I can do, and then you can judge?"

"Please do." Weiss instructed him towards the shooting line and laid down the directions. He had one shot on three targets. Everything else was exactly like what Blake had to do. As he stepped up to the line, all of the girls watched with such concentration. He took a deep breath and reached into his quiver as the light turn yellow. He pulled out an arrow and hoisted on his string. The light turned green and he quickly shot all three arrows in such quick succession. The light turned red as the most of the girls were in awe. He shot three arrow that were pretty consistent. Two of them were a couple of inches away from the bull's eye, but one hit dead-on. "If you'll excuse me."

"Um Weiss," Blake broke through the crowd with her hand in the air, "if you don't mind, I'd like to shoot for you." Her hand was right about to grip her bow when Blake made this request. She pulled her hand away and smiled.

"That sounds like a great idea. Let's have our newbies have a little shootout. Blake, I'd like to wish you good luck. Those shots are pretty hard to beat." Blake stepped up to the line as the light turned yellow. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. When she reopened them, the light was green and she started her attempts.

She pulled out an arrow from her quiver and hoisted it on her string. She pulled it back slowly and examined the target closely. Once she had a clear idea of where she wanted to shoot, she let go and the arrow sailed across the way. She then moved on to the next one. She did the same thing and got a similar result. When she walked to the final target, she took some extra time to regain her composure. As her arrow was pulled back, she saw that the bull's eye was blocked. She sharpened her eyes and released her final shot.

The light turned red and everyone ran out to check the targets. Neptune's arrows were blue and Blake's were purple.

On the first target, Neptune was exactly an inch to the right of the bull's eye. Blake's arrow was on the inside of his shot, giving her the point for target #1. The second target was pretty similar to the previous one. Neptune shot an inch higher than the bull's eye, but Blake was a little further away, giving him the point for that one. Finally, they moved to the last target. Neptune got a bull's eye, but they were completely in shock of where Blake's arrow landed. They saw that Neptune's arrow was split in two with Blake's arrow right in the middle of it. Blake was even a little surprised, but tried not to show it on her face.

"Wow, I give this victory to you." He stuck out his hand. "Incredible shooting Blake." He smiled at her and she couldn't help but smile back at him.

"Alright, that's enough excitement for one day. Everyone prepare your bows and let's practice."

"Aye!" Everyone ran back to the holding area and readied their bows. Neptune and Blake pulled their arrows out of the target and walked back, talking about what they just did.

To her surprise, this guy was very easy to talk to. It was almost as if it was talking to a boy version of Yang. He was a very good listener and made sure that there were no silences in their conversation. They talked forever, even when everyone else was shooting. For some reason, something really clicked for them and Blake was kind of happy about this.

The entire practice, the two of them had a little friendly competition. No one realized it, but they were trying to see who could shot the best for the entire practice. Even though they were doing this, they were still talking and having a good time. As this went on, Weiss started to take notice and was glad that Blake was open to a guy being on the team.

After a couple of hours, the practice finally ended and everyone finished up their last round of shots. When they collected their arrows, it was decided that Blake was the better shot for the day. He conceded defeat as everyone started to pack their things away. This was when they finally stopped talking to each other. Even though she had a great time talking with him, she was more excited to see Yang again. She quickly packed her things and ran to the door, but was immediately stopped by Neptune.

"Hey Blake, would you mind if we walked home together?" She stopped right before reaching for the door and turned around.

"Um, I don't know where you live so that might be a little hard."

"Oh, I live in that direction." He pointed in the exact same direction as where Blake and Yang's house was. Under her breath, she sighed and allowed him to join. She opened the door and there was Yang sitting right outside. She stood up as the wind blew through the area. Right as they exited the dojo, Neptune was completely captivated. He walked over to her slowly in a near creepy fashion.

"Hey Yang, this is…"

"I'm Neptune." He grabbed her hand and kissed it. Out of nowhere, Yang blushed and turned her head.

"H-Hi, I'm Yang."

"I told him that he could walk home with us."

"O-Okay."

As the three of them started to walk home, all the attention went to Yang. He constantly asked her questions and tried to get interesting response from her, but for some reason, she was too shy to give normal responses so everything she said was a one word answer. However, Neptune wasn't discouraged. He thought this was quite cute of her. For Blake, she found this a little odd. Yang was usually an extrovert, yet she was acting like a complete introvert. She kept her eye on both of them as they continued to walk.

After a few minutes, they hit a small intersection in the road and that was where Neptune had to part ways. He bid them goodbye and walked home. Right as he left, Yang let out a huge breath of air.

"Oh thank God, I could barely breathe." Blake looked at Yang was leaned over, nearly blowing out a gut.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just… Wow, he was pretty cute."

"Eh?! Where'd that come from?"

"What?"

"Yang, you just broke up with someone. Do you already have your eyes set on another person?"

"I don't know. He seems like a pretty nice guy. It appears that you and him get along pretty well." Her face went red.

"What are you talking about?"

"Blake, come on. He wouldn't have walked with us unless you could tolerate him." She turned her head and closed her mouth.

"Whatever, let's just get home."

"Okay," Yang said with a smile.

Once when they arrived at Blake's house, they said their goodbyes and parted ways. Her mom was home and welcomed her back. She quickly made her way upstairs and slammed her face right into her pillow.

Why? Why can't she see me? Am I invisible? Is it me? Is it her? I mean, seriously! That guy was able to attract her attention more than me. What does he have that I don't, aside from the obvious?

"Ugh!"

"Blake, are you okay?!"

"I'm fine!" She turned onto her back and stared at the ceiling.

I mean, he's not a bad guy. I was able to keep up a conversation with him. He might work for Yang, but that means him taking her away from me. She closed her eyes and slammed her hands into her eyes. Ah, just forget about it. We'll think about this later.

End of Chapter 5